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Andrei Tchaikovsky

Naval officer, and cousin of the composer (b. 1841; d. 1920), born Andrei Petrovich Tchaikovsky (Андрей Петрович Чайковский, Andrej Petrovič Čajkovskij, Andrey Petrovich Tchaikovsky).

Andrei was the seventh child of the composer's uncle Petr Petrovich Tchaikovsky (1789–1871) and his wife Evdokiia (b. Berens). He followed in his father's footsteps with a military career, and in 1893 he commisioned the composer to write a Military March for the 98th Iurevskii Infantry Regiment, of which he was the commander.

Andrei married Mariia Mikhailovna Veber (1851–1930), and the couple had five children: Natal'ia (1876–1966); Elizaveta (1877–1967); Ekaterina (1879–1968); Petr (1880––1950); Ol'ga (1881–1902) and Andrei (1885–1962).

Tchaikovsky's works dedicated to Andrei Tchaikovsky:

• Military March, TH 150 (1893) — dedicated to the 98th Iurevskii Infantry Regiment (commanded by Andrei Tchaikovsky).

Tchaikovsky's correspondence with Andrei Tchaikovsky:

• 3 letters from Tchaikovsky to his cousin Andrei Tchaikovsky have survived, dating from 1893.